Difference between revisions of "Marbled paper"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
m (Text replace - "== Authority ==" to "== Sources Checked for Data in Record ==") |
|||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | [[File:1976.654-CON13510.jpg|thumb|Red marbled lining paper]] | + | [[File:1976.654-CON13510.jpg|thumb|Red marbled lining paper<br>MFA# 1976.654]] |
== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A type of decorative paper prepared by mixing or dropping oil paints onto the surface of water, then swirling, and dipping the paper into the surface to produce a marble-like pattern. Marble papers were made in China over 2000 years ago. In the 12th century, Shinto | + | A type of decorative paper prepared by mixing or dropping oil paints onto the surface of water, then swirling, and dipping the paper into the surface to produce a marble-like pattern. Marble papers were made in China over 2000 years ago. In the 12th century, Shinto priests in Japan made marbled papers as a divination tool. Two-tone marbling, or Turkish marbling was developed in Turkey and Persia in the 15th century. By the 17th century, paper marbling became popular in Europe primarily for use as book end papers. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
| Line 8: | Line 8: | ||
marbled paper; suminagashi (Japanese for ink-floating); ebru (Turkish for two-tone marbling) | marbled paper; suminagashi (Japanese for ink-floating); ebru (Turkish for two-tone marbling) | ||
| − | == | + | ==Resources and Citations== |
* Hermann Kuhn, ''Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art and Antiquities'', Butterworths, London, 1986 | * Hermann Kuhn, ''Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art and Antiquities'', Butterworths, London, 1986 | ||
| Line 18: | Line 18: | ||
* E.J.LaBarre, ''Dictionary and Encyclopedia of Paper and Paper-making'', Swets & Zeitlinger, Amsterdam, 1969 | * E.J.LaBarre, ''Dictionary and Encyclopedia of Paper and Paper-making'', Swets & Zeitlinger, Amsterdam, 1969 | ||
| − | * Wikipedia | + | * Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paper_marbling (Accessed Nov. 9, 2005) |
[[Category:Materials database]] | [[Category:Materials database]] | ||
Revision as of 10:59, 17 October 2022
Description
A type of decorative paper prepared by mixing or dropping oil paints onto the surface of water, then swirling, and dipping the paper into the surface to produce a marble-like pattern. Marble papers were made in China over 2000 years ago. In the 12th century, Shinto priests in Japan made marbled papers as a divination tool. Two-tone marbling, or Turkish marbling was developed in Turkey and Persia in the 15th century. By the 17th century, paper marbling became popular in Europe primarily for use as book end papers.
Synonyms and Related Terms
marbled paper; suminagashi (Japanese for ink-floating); ebru (Turkish for two-tone marbling)
Resources and Citations
- Hermann Kuhn, Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art and Antiquities, Butterworths, London, 1986
- Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982
- The Dictionary of Paper, American Paper Institute, New York, Fourth Edition, 1980
- E.J.LaBarre, Dictionary and Encyclopedia of Paper and Paper-making, Swets & Zeitlinger, Amsterdam, 1969
- Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paper_marbling (Accessed Nov. 9, 2005)